The Penn's Grove record., 1887-02-05
NEsS YATES RETURNS HOME AND
PROF. PEN. CLOSES HIS BRIEF
CAREER THERE WITH
THREATS OF TAR
, AND FEATHERS.

CAREER THERE WITH
THREATS OF TAR
Ell t. .''--,.
Mrs. Eivin received a letter Oh
| Thursday from G. w. Goodel, pastor
of the NJ. +. Church, Fresno FreslI9
Co. California, dated Jan. 9th, diree-
ted to her late husband, inquiring
| about one Prof. Pearson, alias Pierce
and Mrs. pealson, alias Miss Fannie
Yates who came to That town three
weeks previous. Mr.. Goudei first 81"
them at tile Baptist church that town
where they were conducting a praise
| service. They connected themselves
with tie Baptist church representing
themselves rs being formerly connect
ed with st. Pauls church PennsgroVe
n. j.. lie next saw Them at u social
held on Tuesday evening Of last week
by the Y. Nj. Z. a. Being new corners
and 80 progressing they made Il sensa-
lion mo the citizens who were very
much taken up 10y them, although
some oil Tie cooler heads had susp'-
! cions. They travelled under The ilalhe
Of Prof. Pearson and vile, but when
| pierce's picture and au account OF theu
| elopement came out in the Poltce do-
! zefe. which cifculates that far, he Was
reeoynizeJ al once. Detectives haVe
been on their tracks ever since they
| left. under Instructions OF ilef parents.
lev father and mother were heart bro-
ken over the affair and beng informed
of their whereabouts through dete'-
| lives they went on to Fresno and took
| Fannie home With them, leaving there
| on the midnight IRAN Thursday nlgllt
| of las week tor %Illiolols. Pierce has
| left that town which is greatly excited
over the affair and his Whereabouts Is
not known except 1t may be- by detec-
tiyes.
Fresno is a small c1uatry-seat town
Of about 1900 OF 2O00 inhabitants 2e0
miles southeast OF Sdi Francisco on
the Central 'aeiiic railroad between
| Sierra Nevada and Coast Range OF
m~ouulains.
Tie following Is aclipping lrom,Fres
no paper which cam with the letter
| and explains the sensation there.
about three weeks $50 a couple ar
rived IL Fresno and put up at the Russ
House, registering as Mr.. Pearson and
wife. Shortly afterwards they secured
rooms all VIM. Desan's house, but still
took their meals at the Russ House.
Yesterday they removed to Judge say
les place. In the mean time it seems
hat PARTIES interested 10 their. move
ments kept watch OF them and the de-
nouncemeat came today. Pearson
whose real name is Penlberton Pierce,
| had wormed himself imtdthe confidence
of a number of the church members III
the civ who believed that lie was true
IL good because he said he Was. lie
was A fair musician III both vocal and
instrumental music, and the 80 called
Mrs. Pearson also was an expert in har-
mouy. Besides Prot. Pierce sdid not
passess any bad habits. He did not use
tobacco: he did not use ploiaue Ian
euage; he wore 4 plug hat and atterd-
ed divine service Regularly He as
sisted in a cones a few Sundays ago
Al. the Baptist Ciurch-s0 did Mrs.
Piersonn-and everybody was delight
ed. They were nice and lovely, and
Mere Just swinging into good society
ali a preal rate. However, The folloW-
inc account of Prof Pemherton Pierce
which appeared in the Police Gazette
OF New York dated January 10, 1887,
whose pages are decorated with lis
handsome picture-all blt the plug
hat-would rather incline M to be-
lieve thai Prot. Pemperton Pierce had
not been thoroughly ~inoculated with
sanetlncation, and had done some
tling that were rather uncouth in a
psalm singer, ard which merited a line
coat OF a ami ieathefs
Then follows what the Police Caz-
ette contained.
The case WAS given 10 a detective
firm in Philadelphia, one Of the arm
Charles f. Miller arrived here. hast
night with thr father and mother OF
tte giri, and toedy found her. She al
once agreed to return VITA, her parents,
and leaves ~ night ortle East. She
is about lntnty ytafs uid, aud. 1as been
: well educated Hes aieuls are cart
broken oyel the matter as one can
easily understand. When interviewed
this afternoon Tie %scrOund4ei, Pierce,
stated the laul, Of lie escaIade was al
on the part of he girl, who, claims sh,
induced him to elupe with lier and claiI
I he intended 10 marry her us sran ~
, his wife, back ia New Jersey lad 90
+ tanned 4 DIVORCE, IN his native town
\ he was a strong temperance man
a teacher IN sunday school and.renr1 k
ably devaut. lie was a member o
e the Grand Army of the Republic, AN,
+ this afternoon came AROUND % The BIZ
4 posjior onig and made tue modes t an,
: remarkable request that nothing b,
i Published in regard to the matter an
at lie had a chance to get out Of town
4 lie asked This favor on the groun,
y that lie was a member Of the Masoui
maternity, ne had about two hour
ti,e start OF our regular hour fol pub
LEGATION, and if he is not out OF tow
by This tine, we know where a lot O
tar aud feathers could be used to ad
vantage this evening,